Rail-fastener.



c. w. DWELLY.

RAIL FASTENER.

APPLiCATlON FILED MAY 28, 1915.

1,168,292. Patented Jan.18, 1916.

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CHARLES W. DWELLY, 0F J OHNSTOWN, NEW YORK.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Application filed May 28, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. DwELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Johnstown, in the countv of Fulton, State of New York, have inv nted certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rail fasteners.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and novel means for fastening a railway rail which will not work loose from the tie.

Another ol'ject is to provide a novel rail supporting plate and spike of such construction that when the spike is driven into the tie and properly manipulated, the danger of the spike coming loose is reduced to a minimum.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a top plan View, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4: is a horizontal section on the line 4:4:' of Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing, 10 represents a tie formed preferably of wood and on which is mounted a rail supporting plate 11. This plate is formed with an opening 12 at each side of the base of the rail 18. At one side of each of the openings is a recess 14. Beneath each of the openings the plate is cut-away at approximately a half circle to form a ledge, as shown at 15. A spike 16 is adapted to be passed through each of the openings and driven into the tie. The spike has a round shank formed with the transverse sharpened ribs or corrugations 17. Extending laterally from the shank of the spike at a distance Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

Serial No. 3 1,057.

from the head 18 thereof approximately equal to the thickness of the plate between the top surface and the ledge 15 is a pin 19. The head 18 is formed with two opposite flat sides 20, the purpose of which will appear later.

The plate 11 is placed on the upper side of the tie and then, the rail laid thereon transversely between the openings 12. The spikes are then driven through the openings 12 so that their pins 19 pass down through the recesses 14. It will be noted that one of the fiat sides of the head 18 will be disposed parallel with the rail. Then, by turning the spike with a wrench, the head will engage over the edge of the base of the rail while the pin will pass under the plate, and on the ledge 15. The ribs or corrugations 17 will bite into the tie so that there will be little danger of the spike working loose, as the same cannot work upwardly with respect to the tie, on account of the ribs 17, and cannot work up through the plate by reason of the fact that the pin engages under the plate. The rail is thus firmly clamped to the tie.

What is claimed is:

A rail fastener comprising a plate mounted on one end of the tie and supporting a rail thereon, said plate having vertical openings at opposite sides of the rail, ledges formed on the under side of the plate and partly encircling the openings, said plate having a recess in the side wall of each of the openings passing through the ledges, and a spike arranged to be passed through the opening and driven into the tie and having a laterally projecting pin for passage through the recess, and a wrench engaging head on the spike whereby the spike can be turned after it is driven into the tie so as to dispose the pin on the ledge.

In testimony whereof, i aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. DWELLY.

Witnesses:

L. E. BRADLEY, EVERETT SMITH.

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